2006/632/EC: Commission Decision of 19 September 2006 as regards financial aid from the Community for the year 2006 for the Community reference laboratories for brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease (notified under document number C(2006) 4124)

• Articles: 3

Article 1

1.   For brucellosis, the Community grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties referred in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, to be carried out by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses, Maisons-Alfort.

2.   The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the AFSSA — Laboratoire d’études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.

Article 2

1.   For foot-and-mouth disease, the Community grants financial assistance to the United Kingdom for the functions and duties referred to in Annex XVI to Directive 2003/85/EC, to be carried out by the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the United Kingdom.

2.   The Community’s financial assistance shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by the Pirbright Laboratory for the work programme and shall not exceed EUR 125 000 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.